MSAA Professional Development Workshops and Conferences

MSAA is a DESE approved provider of PDPs. Below is a listing of our current workshops. All in-person events are held at the MSAA Office, 33 Forge Parkway, Franklin, MA, unless otherwise noted.

MSAA Professional Development Workshop Policies

MSAA Summer Institute Pre-Conference In-Person Workshops @Hotel 1620, Plymouth

Date	Title (Click for Flyer and Registration)	Presenter	PD Content Area	MSAA Contact
July 25, 2023	Investigating a Bullying Allegation and Other Legal Topics	Catherine L. Lyons, Lyons Education Law	Leadership and Administration	Victoria Ellison, vellison@msaa.net
July 25, 2023	Promoting Resilience and Healthy Outcomes for LGBTQ Students	Jeff Perrotti, Safe Schools Program for LGBTQ Students, MDESE	Leadership and Administration	Victoria Ellison, vellison@msaa.net
July 25, 2023	UDL & Trauma Informed Education	Tara Trainor, Education Consultant; Curriculum Director, Oxford Public Schools	Curriculum and Instruction	Victoria Ellison, vellison@msaa.net

In-Person Workshops

Asynchronous Online

Date	Title (Click for Flyer and Registration)	Presenter	PD Content Area	MSAA Contact
January 9, 2024	Solving the Problem of Professional Development	Dr. Christopher Jones, Whitman-Hanson Reg. High School	Leadership and Administration	Ethel Kawesa, ekawesa@msaa.net
January 10, 2024	Controlling Conflict for School Leaders	Dr. Teresa Sullivan	Leadership and Administration	Ethel Kawesa, ekawesa@msaa.net
January 11, 2024	Create and Integrate (The day includes two workshops)	Lindsey Richard	Curriculum and Instruction	Ethel Kawesa, ekawesa@msaa.net
January 11, 2024	Mindfulness: The Teacher as a Weather System (The day includes two workshops)	Janet Brown	Curriculum and Instruction	Ethel Kawesa, ekawesa@msaa.net
January 17, 2024	Components of a Multi-Tiered System of Supports and the Role of the Student Success Team (S.S.T.)	Dr. Curtis A. Bates, Seaside Educational Consultants	Curriculum and Instruction	Ethel Kawesa, ekawesa@msaa.net
January 18, 2024	Building a Vision of a Graduate(This workshop has two sessions which can be taken individually or as a series)	John Clements and Mary Anne Moran	Leadership and Administration	Ethel Kawesa, ekawesa@msaa.net
January 19, 2024	2023 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Summit	Various	Safe and Supportive Learning Environments	Ethel Kawesa, ekawesa@msaa.net
January 23, 2024	Creating Targeted Educational Modules in Response to 37H 3/4	Tammy Ghizzoni and Megan Bonomolo of Pollard Middle School	Leadership and Administration	Ethel Kawesa, ekawesa@msaa.net
January 24, 2024	What to do about Students who Drink Alcohol, use Marijuana, Ingest Edible Cannabis, Vape and/or Exhibit Negative Social Behaviors in Middle and HS!	Thomas L. Brow, Jr., Seaside Educational Consultants	Leadership and Administration	Ethel Kawesa, ekawesa@msaa.net
January 25, 2024	Strategies to Embed the Vision of a Graduate into Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (This workshop has two sessions)	John Clements and Mary Anne Moran	Leadership and Administration	Ethel Kawesa, ekawesa@msaa.net
January 30, 2024	Building Teacher Self-Efficacy: Bridging the Gap Between Administrators and Teachers	Dr. Maria Weber,	Leadership and Administration	Ethel Kawesa, ekawesa@msaa.net
February 1, 2024	Want the Biggest Impact on Student Achievement? Here’s the Secret… Collective Teacher Efficacy	Peter D. Marano, and Emily Luuri,	Leadership and Administration	Ethel Kawesa, ekawesa@msaa.net
February 6, 2024	How Instructional Coaching Can Help Things Get Better!	Thomas L. Brow, Jr., Seaside Educational Consultants	Leadership and Administration	Ethel Kawesa, ekawesa@msaa.net
February 8, 2024	Administrators and Counselors Working Together to Impact School Climate and Culture	Bob Bardwell	Leadership and Administration	Ethel Kawesa, ekawesa@msaa.net
February 28, 2024	Celebrating Learning Through an Innovative Lens	Dr. Christopher Jones, Principal, Whitman-Hanson Reg. High School	Leadership and Administration	Ethel Kawesa, ekawesa@msaa.net
February 29, 2024	Cultivating a Positive Adult Culture in Schools	Tracey Calo, Grafton Public Schools	Curriculum and Instruction	Ethel Kawesa, ekawesa@msaa.net
March 7, 2024	Lesson Design with the Brain in Mind	Tracey Calo, Grafton Public Schools	Curriculum and Instruction	Ethel Kawesa, ekawesa@msaa.net

HOT TOPICS

Date	Title (Click for Flyer and Registration)	Presenter	PD Content Area	MSAA Contact
Learning Portal open January 24 through May 27, 2022	Co-Teaching: Fostering a Culture that Includes all Students in an Inclusionary Setting	Dr. Judy Ann DeLucia, Seaside Educational Consultants	Curriculum and Instruction	Linda Taylor, ltaylor@msaa.net

Synchronous Online

Date	Title (Click for Flyer and Registration)	Presenter	PD Content Area	MSAA Contact
April 7, 2022, plus other dates	Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) for Administrators	Kaitlin Torossian, Ribas Associates and Publications	Leadership and Administration	Victoria Ellison, vellison@msaa.net

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